“My father was an Irish immigrant, who by his upbringing did all of the work on the house or cars by himself. Since I was usually holding the light or assisting in some way, I watched him go through the process of figuring out what was wrong so that he could fix it. It was
After nearly 20 years of thriving as conventional practitioner, Julianne Arena, MD, had an “awakening” that completely changed the trajectory of her life and career. Her renewal sent her down a path that involved advanced education, research, a resignation, and the ultimate birth of her own practice; Waves of Awakening Center for Personalized Medicine. “In
“Functional Medicine is like a dance and your patient’s body is in the lead. As you improve one area, you see things change in another. It’s a constant moving scenario.” Troy Spurrill, D.C. at Synapse: Center for Health and Healing, had been “dancing” with functional medicine for nearly three years before being introduced to FPC;
Kori Feldman, M.D., has cultivated a rock-solid “A-team” at Vitality Family Health and Vitality Wellness Partners that is infused with trust, commitment and an innate capability to prevail in any given situation. Together, they are impressively powerful and wildly dedicated. Though they are mighty, even the strongest are susceptible to experience times of struggle and,
For nearly a decade, Farah Sultan, MD at Vitalogy Wellness Center, spent hours on end speaking with patients about their health and trying to convince them to live a better life. A life of wellness. She was working in a conventional model for an underserved population and knew there had to be more to practicing
“I used to feel anxious when I would have to communicate an issue or a concern because I wasn’t part of the management team, but I don’t feel that way anymore and it’s really awesome.” Valerie Andrade, Lead Client Care Coordinator, has a first-hand understanding of what leadership truly means and has been influential in
I remember one trip; I was flying out of the Charlotte airport and I overheard two women laughing and comparing notes on the different health programs they were in and how much better their lives were. They were telling people sitting near them about this new approach to health and how it had changed their
When Meghann first heard about Trivida during her first date with Corey back in April of 2013, she encouraged him to pursue his dream of starting the business that would integrate fitness, nutrition and health care. As a marketing and business expert, Meghann not only assured Corey that she would assist him in his mission,
When Juditha Miceli, Medical Assistant, first stepped foot into Medical Direct Care she knew that being on Dr. Gregory Fryers team would be different than her previous roles at other doctor’s offices. Prior to that interview, she had become disappointed with how her career path was going. She felt the positions she held in the
“I want to get out of this profession. I just want to sell my practice. I’m so tired of this.” There were two pivotal moments in Nicole’s life and these words came at the brink of the second. The first is credited to her initial experience of a chiropractic adjustment which, ironically occurred after she